Engineering highly aligned continuous nanofibers via electrospinning: A comprehensive study on collector design, electrode geometry, and collector speed by Mehmet Selim Demirtaş, Mrinal C. Saha

“…A testing protocol is devised to minimize surface damage when conducting mechanical tests on nanofiber films, employing a dynamic mechanical analyzer (DMA). …”
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An advanced approach to predicting optimal material compositions for graphene/carbon black reinforced polypropylene/polyvinyl chloride nanocomposites focusing mechanical and econom... by Utkarsh Patil, Pravin Kubade

“…This approach accelerates the material development process and enables the optimization of material design for specific applications. …”
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Characterization, generative design, and fabrication of a carbon fiber-reinforced industrial robot gripper via additive manufacturing by Selim Hartomacıoğlu, Ersin Kaya, Beril Eker, Salih Dağlı, Murat Sarıkaya

“…In the work, we began by characterizing and optimizing the composite material specifications. Then, the tensile strength and fracture mechanics of standard samples based on printing parameters, applying Taguchi experimental design for optimization were evaluated. …”
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Design Optimization of Compliant Mechanisms for Vibration- Assisted Machining Applications Using a Hybrid Six Sigma, RSM-FEM, and NSGA-II Approach by Huy-Tuan Pham, Van-Khien Nguyen, Quang-Khoa Dang, Thi Van Anh Duong, Duc-Thong Nguyen, Thanh-Vu Phan

“…This paper proposes the design of a new 2-DOF high-precision compliant positioning mechanism using an optimization process combining the response surface method, finite element method, and Six Sigma analysis into a multi-objective genetic algorithm. …”
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Autonomous scheduling mechanism based on energy awareness for improving resource allocation in serverless IoT edge by Mohsen Ghorbian, Mostafa Ghobaei-Arani, Leila Esmaeili

“…This choice is complex since allocating the necessary resources to process requests depends on the energy available in the active nodes. …”
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On the Optimization of T6 Heat Treatment Parameters of a Secondary Al-Si-Cu-Mg Foundry Aluminum Alloy: A Microstructural and Mechanical Characterization by Mattia Merlin, Lorenzo Antonioli, Federico Bin, Cindy Morales, Chiara Soffritti

“…Foundry aluminum-silicon (Al-Si) alloys, especially those containing Cu and/or Mg, are widely used in casting processes for fabricating lightweight parts. This study focuses on the optimization of the solution heat treatment parameters within the T6 heat treatment of an innovative AlSi7Cu0.5Mg0.3 secondary alloy, aiming at achieving energy savings and reducing the environmental impact related to the production of foundry components for the automotive industry. …”
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Hybrid investment casting of Al-Cu-Sc alloy-based lattice structures: Material and process characterization by Yifan Li, José Marcelino Dias Filho, Shirin Dehgahi, Sajid Ullah Butt, Hani Henein, Ahmed Jawad Qureshi

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Importance Sampling and Feature Fusion Paradigm-Boosted Multi-Modal Convolutional Neural Networks: Deployment in Composite Curing Process Monitored by Electro-Mechanical Impedance by Xin Zhao, Zeyuan Gao, Meng Li, Zhibin Han, Jianjian Zhu

“…This study develops the Importance Sampling Algorithm-optimized Multi-Modal CNNs (ISA-MM-CNNs) paradigm for EMI-based evaluation of composite curing processes. …”
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Optimal features assisted multi-attention fusion for robust fire recognition in adverse conditions by Inam Ullah, Nada Alzaben, Yousef Ibrahim Daradkeh, Mi Young Lee

“…Our approach introduces three key innovations: Firstly, Convolutional Self-Attention (CSA), integrating global self-attention with convolution through dynamic kernels and trainable filters for enhanced low-level fire feature processing. Secondly, Recursive Atrous Self-Attention (RASA) with optimized dilation rates, capturing comprehensive multi-scale contextual information through a recursive formulation with minimal parameter overhead. …”
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Research Progress on Dioxin Prevention and Control Technologies in the Entire Process of Domestic Waste Incineration by Yongyi MA, Qianqian LI, Bohua SUN, Jing MENG, Bin SHI, Yangzhao SUN, Guijin SU

“…This paper systematically summarizes three mechanisms of dioxin formation during the entire incineration process under high-temperature and low-temperature conditions: high-temperature homogeneous synthesis, precursor synthesis, and de novo synthesis, identifying chlorine sources, carbon sources, metals, oxygen, and temperature as key influencing factors. …”
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Human-machine interaction in mechanical systems through sensor enabled wearable augmented reality interfaces by K. Balamurugan, G. Sudhakar, Kavin Francis Xavier, N. Bharathiraja, Gaganpreet Kaur

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Optimal Features Driven Attention Network With Medium-Scale Benchmark for Wheat Diseases Recognition by Muhammad Islam, Mohammed Aloraini, Shabana Habib, Meshari D. Alanazi, Ishrat Khan, Aqib Khan

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The Effect of SLM Spreader Structures on the Powder Spreading Dynamics Mechanism of Diamond Tools by HUANG Guoqin, ZHANG Jiangtao, ZHU Xiaowei, XU Yangli, SUN Long, DU Yulong, ZHANG Yunhe

“…The particledynamic behavior and the mechanism of powder beddensification in the powder spreading process wereexplored. …”
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Analysis of the Topographical, Microstructural and Mechanical Surface Properties of Powder Bed Fusion Melted AlSi10Mg for a Broad Range of Process Parameters by Urban Klanjšček, Mitjan Kalin

“…The topographical, microstructural, and mechanical surface properties of additively manufactured components depend on variations of several processing parameters. …”
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A Performance Forecasting Model for Optimizing CDF-Funded Construction Projects in the Copperbelt Province, Zambia by Peter Kakoma, Penjani Hopkins Nyimbili, Moffat Tembo, Erastus Misheng’u Mwanaumo

“… The Constituency Development Fund (CDF) has become a key mechanism for delivering small-scale urban infrastructure in Zambia. …”
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Optimization method for main parameters of vibration protection system in motor grader seat with quasi-zero static characteristic by M. S. Korytov, I. E. Kashapova, V. S. Shcherbakov

“…Obtaining each individual value of the target function in the local optimization was performed by processing the results of discrete values of seat acceleration obtained by simulating the movement of the machine on a simulation mathematical model. …”
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Fluoride ion removal from mine water via nucleation crystallization pelleting process by Xiyu ZHANG, Shuning DONG, Hao WANG, Pengkang JIN, Xiaodong WANG, Qiangmin WANG, Tao ZHANG

“…Process optimization experiments on a laboratory scale were conducted using a continuous flow chemistry system with a hydraulic retention time (HRT) of 45 min and an upward flow rate of 1.8 m/h. …”
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Application of Improved Electromagnetism-like Mechanism Algorithm on Massive Remote Sensing Image Screening by Yingjie Fang, Kun Liu, Xun Zhang, Gang Lin, Huibing Wang, Lina Dong, Su Li

“…To improve the screening efficiency, people usually adopt the greedy algorithm for data screening, which may lead to becoming trapped in a local optimal solution. In this paper, an improved electromagnetism-like mechanism algorithm is proposed to solve the optimal screening problem of remote sensing data, using the tent chaotic map to construct the initial population, combining with a new local search strategy, and introducing the idea of differential evolutionary algorithm. …”
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Author Correction: Optimization of process parameters of catalytic pyrolysis using natural zeolite and synthetic zeolites on yield of plastic oil through response surface methodolo... by Pitchaiah Sudalaimuthu, Usman Ali, Ravishankar Sathyamurthy

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A Novel Hypersonic Target Trajectory Estimation Method Based on Long Short-Term Memory and a Multi-Head Attention Mechanism by Yue Xu, Quan Pan, Zengfu Wang, Baoquan Hu

“…To address the complex maneuvering characteristics of hypersonic targets in adjacent space, this paper proposes an LSTM trajectory estimation method combined with the attention mechanism and optimizes the model from the information-theoretic perspective. …”
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